Lifting the Spirits
Several friends have written me lately about being down in the dumps. Well, if this little lady doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what will. Have a good Monday, folks! ;)
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This is my nephew, “Little J.” How could I not smile when peering into that face? If you’ve followed my blog at all then you know that family is very important to me. The older I grow the more I...
View Articlejordan, an autumn interlude
Jordan Playing in the Leaves My brother is not off the hook for his guest post about music and mountains, but I must admit that this photo he did share of his son at play in a field of leaves was quite...
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In a world filled with such sadness and confusion, I think that is why it is such a pleasure to sit in the Boston Public Library courtyard and stare into these faces filled with such joy and awe. The...
View Articleimperfect beauty
a helping hand across cold waters An imperfect image yet one I could not make myself delete. An older man was helping a very young child cross big stones at the ocean’s edge. She was having a grand...
View Articlelife-changing magic journal
I have to admit that when I clicked the box to request the book, I wasn’t really paying attention. I thought I’d selected Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of...
View Articlebringing me joy are
… books by Bruno Munari on drawing trees and drawing the sun. Online descriptions suggest they were written for children but I think what is meant is children of all ages. Unexpected finds as I...
View Articlea gift from a young friend
Art by Maya Can you guess which one is me? A lovely gift from a young friend. A drawing of us out and about in the sun. She’s part of my informal Kids Postcard Club. My next step is to turn her artwork...
View Articlea wonderful chaos
pea tendrils My indoor garden is in a bit of disarray. The nasturtium grew poorly in terms of foliage but continues to find strength to bloom. I’ve got peas in three little pots, their tendrils...
View Articlestory of my art – shakespeare and the joy of being
detail from isle of prospero by langosy Editorial note: Throughout this unique sharing of his life as an artist, Mr. Langosy has focused on the influence of poets like Ezra Pound, painters like Titian,...
View Articlejoy in patterns
It was a rainy day which was okay because I think we need the rain. So I stayed inside dealing with necessary paperwork and wonderfully unnecessary research and in between I continued to play around...
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One of my favorite New Yorker covers to date, and an uplifting sight to pull from my mailbox at the end of the day. The artist is Kadir Nelson and you can read more about him, and the story behind the...
View Articlelight in the dark
Trinity Church in Copley Square. Boston Well, I can tell you, with a little behind the scenes knowledge, that the only things missing from this view of Trinity Church are the four large wreaths that...
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